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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE <br />aUn~.S a OaDZ~C%~o~e~ms3/4/02. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />52-02 <br /> <br />BY: Corrigan, Dunn, FitzGerald, <br />George, Roth, Seelie, Skindell. <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE to amend section 545.1'8, Receiving Stolen Property, of the <br />Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of raising the value of the <br />property involved for the crime to remain a misdemeanor and to remain consistent with <br />the Ohio Revised Code. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, this ordinance is necessary for the public health, welfare and safety~ <br />Now therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CTTY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO <br /> <br /> Section 1. That section 545.18, Receiving Stolen Property, of the Codified <br />Ordinances of the City of Lakewood currently reading as follows: <br /> <br /> 545.18 RECE~/[NG STOLEN PROPERTY. <br /> (a) No person shall receive, retain or dispose of property of another, <br />knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the property has been obtained <br />through commission of a thee offense. <br /> (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty Of receiving stolen property, a <br />misdemeanor of the first degree, if the value of the property involved is less than three <br />hundred dollars ($300.00), if the property is not listed in Section 545.03 and if the <br />offender has not previously been convicted of a thelt offense. <br /> <br />shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br /> 545.:t8 RECEZVING STOLEN PROPERTY. <br /> (a) No person shall receive, retain or dispose of property of another, <br />knowing or having ~easonable cause to believe that the property has been obtained <br />through commission of a their offense. <br /> <br /> (b) It is not a defense to a charge of receiving stolen property in violaUon of <br />this section that the property was obtained by means other than through the <br />commission of a thee offense if the property was explicitly represented to the accused <br />person as being obtained through the commission of a thee offense. <br /> <br /> (c)- Whoever violates this section is guilty of receiving stolen property, a <br />misdemeanor of the first degree, provided that the value of the property involved is less <br />than five hundred dollars ($500). <br /> <br /> Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council <br />concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open <br />meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberation of the Council and of any of its <br />com~mittees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in <br />compliance with all legal requirements. <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />President of Council <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />